Vail Club 50 is a non-profit organization offering social and athletic activities to its members who are full-time, part-time or visitors to the valley.  If either you or your spouse is at least 50 years old, you are eligible to join Vail Club 50. Click on “join” on the left for more information. To read our newsletters, click here. See president’s message below.

President’s dinner dance: August 2011 

President’s Message

This is my first message to the general membership. I would like to congratulate the Club in being such an active, vibrant and accepting membership with so many broad ranging interests. The club is composed of about 950 dues paying members; some are active for part of the year and some for the whole year. Jeanne and I have very high regard for the club as it has made a significant difference in our enjoyment of living in Vail Valley. It has provided the opportunity to develop significant friendships quicker than would otherwise be possible. There are many members who feel this way and they give so much to the club to provide the programs, activities and social interactions, thus creating the excitement, vibrancy and enjoyment. There are so many people that manage an activity or function, lead a hike, trip, or ski run, that it is not possible to give them fair thanks in a column like this. I encourage all of you to thank the leaders and organizers when you participate in an activity and to actively volunteer for the leadership of functions when you see an opportunity or need. Everything that is accomplished in Vail Club 50 is done through Volunteers.

When taking over the leadership of an organization, it is natural to think about what needs to change; what should the new vision be for Vail Club 50? I have reflected on these points and had multiple conversations with members and conclude that Vail Club 50 is on a very good path and not in need of major change. That is certainly due historically to the excellent leadership at all levels and proactive membership within the club. Having worked initially with the current Board and leaders of the different activities, I am pleased to say that they are an outstanding group. As you can tell from this newsletter, they have developed an outstanding winter program. There are still needs for leaders and support people in many activities, so I encourage you all to participate where you see an opportunity or need.

I do have a fundamental philosophy of leadership; if an organization is not changing and improving, it will go backwards. Consequently, we will be meeting shortly as a Board to discuss the changes and improvements that could make sense for Vail Club 50. Certainly, there have been recent changes using the Internet that will assist everyone – one of which is the update of online membership lists and allowing access to those lists. There may be other improvements with online communications and activities that the Internet can improve our organization. If you have thoughts for improvement, please talk to one of the Board members or me.

I wish you the best enjoyment for the winter season and look forward to seeing you at the different functions this winter. Thanks for the opportunity to work with such a great organization.

Dale Mosier – President

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